Not only do self-love and love of others go hand in hand but ultimately they are indistinguishable.

It is our task-our essential, central, crucial task-to transform ourselves from mere social creatures into community creatures.

The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning.

Let me simply state that it is wrong to regard any other human being, a priori, as an object, or an 'It.' This is so because each and every human being - you, every friend, every stranger, every foreigner - is precious.

From the age of three on, as far back as I remember, I just knew there was a God behind everything.

I am dubious as to how far we can move toward global community-which is the only way to achieve international peace-until we learn the basic principles of community in our own individual lives and personal spheres of influence.

Emotional sickness is avoiding reality at any cost. Emotional health is facing reality at any cost.